Legal Newswire
U.S. Supreme Court Rebuffs Obama Citizenship Case - Law.com - December 9, 2008
The Supreme Court has turned down an emergency appeal from a man who says President-elect Barack Obama is ineligible to be U.S. president because he was a British subject at birth. The Court did not comment on its order Monday rejecting the call to intervene in the presidential election. At least one other appeal over Obama's citizenship remains at the Court.
A Tale of Two Emirates in the Financial Crisis - Law.com - December 9, 2008
For the aspiring global law firm, a shingle in Dubai has been one of the must-haves of the last five years. But it's Dubai's neighbor, Abu Dhabi, that has increasingly been the focus for international firms eager to win work from local corporations and sovereign wealth funds awash with petro-dollars. This year alone, Latham &Watkins, Clifford Chance, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &Feld, Dewey &LeBoeuf, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, and Ashurst have all received their licenses to practice in the Emirate.
Scrutiny of Mergers May Increase Under Obama Administration - Law.com - December 9, 2008
Antitrust attorneys expect the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to ramp up merger scrutiny in President-elect Barack Obama's administration and boost negotiation and document review work for lawyers. In that kind of climate, companies would need more help from lawyers to sell the merits of the deal to the government, said Jim Wilson, chair of the American Bar Association's Section of Antitrust Law.
9th Circuit Friendless at Supreme Court Antitrust Argument - Law.com - December 9, 2008
When the Supreme Court agrees to consider a case from the 9th Circuit or any other court, at least one party is expected to rise in defense of the decision below. If it's the 9th Circuit, the Court usually strikes down the decision anyway, but it has at least heard one voice in support of what the 9th Circuit had to say. But not Monday in an antitrust case argued at the Court, when not one of the four lawyers who argued supported the 9th Circuit decision that Pacific Bell was asking the Court to overturn.
Bailout Watchdog Confirmed by Senate - Law.com - December 9, 2008
The Senate on Monday unanimously confirmed New York prosecutor Neil M. Barofsky as special inspector general within the Treasury Department, where he will be the new watchdog over the $700 billion Wall Street rescue program. Recognizing the enormous amount of taxpayer money at stake, Congress specifically called for three types of program oversight -- by the Government Accountability Office, a special congressional panel and the new inspector general.
Pharmaceutical &Medical Device Litigation - LegalTalkNetwork - December 9, 2008
It's no secret that millions of Americans depend on pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices to improve their health and quality of life. Unfortunately, sometimes medications come with side effects and each year, over a quarter of a million side effects related to prescription drugs are reported. Ringler Radio host, Larry Cohen and co-hosts, Mike Casey, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Head of Midwest Operations for Ringler and Brad Mathers from the Dublin, Ohio office, welcome Attorney John A. Lancione, Jr. from the firm Lancione &Lancione, to talk about pharmaceutical and medical device litigation. They will explore the role of the FDA, highlight the drug Gentamicin and see what needs to be done to stop the side effects from medications and defects from devices.
The Supreme Court has turned down an emergency appeal from a man who says President-elect Barack Obama is ineligible to be U.S. president because he was a British subject at birth. The Court did not comment on its order Monday rejecting the call to intervene in the presidential election. At least one other appeal over Obama's citizenship remains at the Court.
A Tale of Two Emirates in the Financial Crisis - Law.com - December 9, 2008
For the aspiring global law firm, a shingle in Dubai has been one of the must-haves of the last five years. But it's Dubai's neighbor, Abu Dhabi, that has increasingly been the focus for international firms eager to win work from local corporations and sovereign wealth funds awash with petro-dollars. This year alone, Latham &Watkins, Clifford Chance, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &Feld, Dewey &LeBoeuf, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, and Ashurst have all received their licenses to practice in the Emirate.
Scrutiny of Mergers May Increase Under Obama Administration - Law.com - December 9, 2008
Antitrust attorneys expect the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to ramp up merger scrutiny in President-elect Barack Obama's administration and boost negotiation and document review work for lawyers. In that kind of climate, companies would need more help from lawyers to sell the merits of the deal to the government, said Jim Wilson, chair of the American Bar Association's Section of Antitrust Law.
9th Circuit Friendless at Supreme Court Antitrust Argument - Law.com - December 9, 2008
When the Supreme Court agrees to consider a case from the 9th Circuit or any other court, at least one party is expected to rise in defense of the decision below. If it's the 9th Circuit, the Court usually strikes down the decision anyway, but it has at least heard one voice in support of what the 9th Circuit had to say. But not Monday in an antitrust case argued at the Court, when not one of the four lawyers who argued supported the 9th Circuit decision that Pacific Bell was asking the Court to overturn.
Bailout Watchdog Confirmed by Senate - Law.com - December 9, 2008
The Senate on Monday unanimously confirmed New York prosecutor Neil M. Barofsky as special inspector general within the Treasury Department, where he will be the new watchdog over the $700 billion Wall Street rescue program. Recognizing the enormous amount of taxpayer money at stake, Congress specifically called for three types of program oversight -- by the Government Accountability Office, a special congressional panel and the new inspector general.
Pharmaceutical &Medical Device Litigation - LegalTalkNetwork - December 9, 2008
It's no secret that millions of Americans depend on pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices to improve their health and quality of life. Unfortunately, sometimes medications come with side effects and each year, over a quarter of a million side effects related to prescription drugs are reported. Ringler Radio host, Larry Cohen and co-hosts, Mike Casey, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Head of Midwest Operations for Ringler and Brad Mathers from the Dublin, Ohio office, welcome Attorney John A. Lancione, Jr. from the firm Lancione &Lancione, to talk about pharmaceutical and medical device litigation. They will explore the role of the FDA, highlight the drug Gentamicin and see what needs to be done to stop the side effects from medications and defects from devices.